Wash-stand and dressing-case



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W. D. BRADT.

WASH STAND AND DRESSING CASE.

No. 304,407. Patented Sept. 2, 1884.

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W. D. BRADT. WASH STAND AND DRESSING GASE- No. 304,407. Patented Sept. 2, 1884.

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WASH-STAND AND DRESSING-CASE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 304,407, dated September 2, 1884.

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To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that 1, WILLIAM D. Beam, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Jackson, in the county of Jackson and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in "Wash Stands and Dressing-Cases; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, which will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification, and in which Figure 1 is a perspective View of my improved combined wash-stand and dressingease closed up. Fig. 2 is a similar view of the same opened. Fig. 3 is a view of the inner side of the hinged side piece and a portion of the frame, and Fig. at is a detail View.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

My invention has relation to combined washstands and dressing-cases; and it consists in the improved construction and combination of parts of the same, as hereinafter more fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, the letter A indicates the frame or casing of a dressingcase, which may be of any desired style and design, and the lower portion of which, below the upper drawer, is divided off by a partition, B, dividing that portion of the case into a larger portion provided with drawers 0, and a smaller space, D, open at the front and the end of the case. A hinged side piece, E, and front piece, F, secured together at a right angle, covers the open front and side of the space, the side piece being hinged to the end of the back of the case, swingingout from the case. lhe side and front pieces are grooved horizontally at G, near their upper ends, and a triangular shelf, H, is secured with its edges in these grooves, forming a shelf for the purpose of placing a wash-basin upon the same, while the lower portion of the space under the shelf may be utilized to place a water piteher and other utensils into. A lock, I, of any desired construction, is secured preferably in the upper edge of the hinged side piece, serving to hold the angular door formed by the side piece and the end piece, when closed, e11- gaging a notch in the lower edge of the upper rigid portion of the side piece of the case.

An adjustable brace-rod, J, is secured at its upper end to the outer corner of the hinged side piece, under the shelf, and is pivoted at its lower end in the bottom of the space, at the back of the case and in a line with the hinges, upon which the door swings, for the purpose of preventing the weight of the wash basin and of the door itself from causing the door to portion, K, secured at its upper end to the side piece and having ascrewthread upon its lower end, a lower portion, K, havingascrewthread running in the opposite direction to the thread upon the upper portion upon its upper end, and forming at its lower end aball or pin, L, fitting into a socket, M, in the bot tom of the case, at the edge of the back and in a line with the hinges, and a right and left handed nut, N, turning upon the threaded ends of the two portions of the brace, and serving to lengthen or shorten the brace, as the case may call for.

In this manner it will be seen that the washbowl and other toilet utensils may be hidden from sight when the door is closed,whi1e they may be conveniently reached by opening the door; and it will also be seen that the washbasin maybe fixed stationary to the door, and be provided with a flexible pipe connecting it to a waste-pipe or vessel, and that the case may be placed in such a position that when the door with the basin is swung out it may be swung in under awater-spigot, thus fulfill- This brace consists of an upper I ing all the same offices as a stationary washstand, and be more ornamental.

Having thus described my invention, I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States 1. The combination of the casing having a transverse partition near one end, a hinged angular door having a shelf between its inner sides, and a brace-rod having its lower end pivoted in the casing beneath the lower end of the hinge edge of the door, and having its upper end under the shelf in the angle of the door, as and for the purpose shown and set forth.

2. The combination of a casing having a transverse partition near one end, a door consisting of a hinged side piece, and a front piece secured to the forward edge of the side piece,

and having a shelf secured in horizontal upper and lower portions of the brace, as and 10 grooves in the inner sides of the front and side for the purpose shown and set forth. pieoeland a lock in its upper edge, and abraoe In testimony that I claim the foregoing as consisting of an upper portion secured at its my own I have hereunto afiixed my signature 5 upper end in the outer corner of the hinged in presence of two witnesses.

side piece under the shelf, a lower portion piv- XVILLIAM D. BR ADT.

oted in a socket in a line with the hinges of Vitnesses:

the door, and a right and left handed nut fit- HOMER G. BARBER,

ting upon screw-threads upon the ends of the EDWARD D. BARBER. 

